Somerton is a civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk in eastern England.

Somerton
St Margaret's Somerton
Somerton is located in Suffolk
Somerton
Somerton
Location within Suffolk
Population212 (2011)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP29
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°08′42″N 0°38′46″E / 52.144972°N 0.646219°E / 52.144972; 0.646219

Somerton is split into two smaller villages: Upper Somerton[2] with a population of approximately 50 and Somerton with a population of about 20. Upper Somerton is at the top of one valley and has St. Margaret's Church, a phone box and post box. Somerton is at the bottom of the same valley and has only a post box.

The villages comprise rural houses and farms with some council houses. Its nearest villages are Hartest, Brockley and Hawkedon. There was once quite the rivalry between Hartest and Somerton, and a giant stone found in Somerton was stolen by Hartest and rolled down the valley where it still sits on their village green.[citation needed]

The nearest town is Bury St Edmunds or Sudbury.

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ "St Margaret, Somerton". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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